TY - JOUR
T1 - An autoethnographic account of a pragmatic inclusionary strategy and tactics as a form of feminist activism
AU - O’Connor, Pat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2019/9/20
Y1 - 2019/9/20
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the enactment of a pragmatic inclusionary strategy and related tactics as a form of feminist activism in one university. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses analytic autoethnography. Findings: It shows how it is possible for a feminist activist to create limited change in what is typically seen as an intractable indicator of gender equality, i.e. gender parity at full professorial level. Research limitations/implications: Analytic autoethnography as a method has considerable methodological limitations although it also offers insights into insider strategies and tactics. Practical implications: The identification of such a strategy and tactics may be useful to activists, decision-makers and policy makers with an interest in tackling any source of inequality. Social implications: The identification of such a strategy and tactics may be useful to activists, decision-makers and policy makers with an interest in tackling any source of inequality. Originality/value: Five tactics, reflecting a pragmatic inclusionary strategy are identified, i.e. provocative misbehaviour; individualised managing management; perverse alignments; resisting silencing and gaining legitimacy; activating latent social movement ties to change national policy.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the enactment of a pragmatic inclusionary strategy and related tactics as a form of feminist activism in one university. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses analytic autoethnography. Findings: It shows how it is possible for a feminist activist to create limited change in what is typically seen as an intractable indicator of gender equality, i.e. gender parity at full professorial level. Research limitations/implications: Analytic autoethnography as a method has considerable methodological limitations although it also offers insights into insider strategies and tactics. Practical implications: The identification of such a strategy and tactics may be useful to activists, decision-makers and policy makers with an interest in tackling any source of inequality. Social implications: The identification of such a strategy and tactics may be useful to activists, decision-makers and policy makers with an interest in tackling any source of inequality. Originality/value: Five tactics, reflecting a pragmatic inclusionary strategy are identified, i.e. provocative misbehaviour; individualised managing management; perverse alignments; resisting silencing and gaining legitimacy; activating latent social movement ties to change national policy.
KW - Autoethnographic
KW - Feminist activism
KW - Feminist institutionalism
KW - Higher education
KW - Pragmatic inclusionary strategy
KW - Tactics
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U2 - 10.1108/EDI-12-2018-0227
DO - 10.1108/EDI-12-2018-0227
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071549734
SN - 2040-7149
VL - 38
SP - 825
EP - 840
JO - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
JF - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
IS - 8
ER -